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TOMMORROW!

i sat up till like 5am getting the next chapter written, just so u can have it tommorrow

just know this... tommorrow is the kiss.... he he

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“So what have you been up to” asked Remus as he picked up a sandwich from the plate.

“You were supposed to be at Ron’s for your birthday. What happened?” said Sirius.

“Dumbledore sent me to a cottage somewhere. He thought it’d be too dangerous for me to stay at the Burrow.”

“He didn’t leave you alone did?” asked Sirius as he handed a glass of pumpkin juice to Hermione.

“No. I had Severus with me. We carried on my training.”

“How’s old Snivellus doing?” said Sirius.

“Padfoot,” warned Remus.

“Hey I’ve got over the past now. Old habits are just hard to break is all,” he said holding his hands up in defence.

“He’s fine, glad to be back in his dungeon I think.”

“How was your coming of age Harry?” asked Remus.

“Excruciatingly painful. Severus had to put me in a coma it was that bad. I was out for two weeks.”

“Oh Merlin pup, why didn’t you let us know?”

“I couldn’t, know one could know where we were.”

“Are you ok now?”

“Yeah, none the worse for wear. I’ve got something to show you though and something to explain.”

“Oh?” said Remus.

“Shale, Blue, can you find me?” he said, reaching out for them.

“I think so,” said Blue.

“Ok, come see me then. There are some people I want you to meet.”

“So what do you want to show us Harry>” asked Sirius.

“I found my animagus form?” he grinned.

“Congratulations,” they both said.

“Want to see?”

“Sure, go ahead.”

Almost at once Harry was gone and the wolf was in his place, sat looking at them. Walking over to Remus he took a deep breath, inhaling the man’s unique scent. He could almost smell the wolf that lay dormant inside him. Turning he walked over to Sirius. Brining the image of the large black to the front of his mind he changed where he stood, feeling the tingle rush over his skin.

“How did you do that?” asked Sirius, staring at the double of his animagus form.

“That’s what I need to explain. Have you ever heard of Wild Magic?” he said when he changed back.

“It’s a myth. No one’s ever proved it exists but there’s a rumour that Merlin might have had it. It’s no myth though is it Harry?” said Remus.

“Give that man a gold star. It would appear that you are looking at the only known person to have wild magic. I can change into any animal that lives, including magical creatures, plus I also get their senses, not just their shape, I can talk with all creatures great and small, except thestrals it would appear and I’ve got a bit of control over plants. You’ve got visitors Sirius,” he said with a smile.

With an air of confusion Sirius went and opened the door, only to find no one stood there.

“Harry, there’s no one there.”

“Look down.”

Sure enough there at his feet sat a little grey kitten and a blackbird.

“Errr… come in?”

“May I introduce to you Shale and Blue. Shale was a birthday present and Blue was a bit of an accident,” he said, looking up at the bird that had flown over to sit on his shoulder.

“So you can hear what they say?” asked Remus.

“Yeah, it’s kind of like telepathy I suppose. It works on Fawkes as well, snobby bird that he is, but I’m not sure about other magical creatures yet, I haven’t had time to try it out.”

“You could test it out now if you want. There’s a boggart in the cupboard that I’ve got for my lessons. You could try talking with that,” suggested Remus.

“Sure. I was going to try with the unicorns in the forest as well,” he said, getting up to open the cupboard door.

Almost immediately a huge dark figure loomed from inside, giving him no chance to prepare himself or say anything. A large meaty hand grasped the cupboard door and heaved its massive bulk out of the shadows. There stood Vernon Dursley, an evil leer on his face and food on his shirt.

“You’ve done it this time boy,” the boggart Dursley spat.

“No, it can’t be,” Harry gasped, stumbling away into a corner, fear etched on his face.

“Boy!”

“No, please, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to,” he whispered, curling himself into a foetal position.

Suddenly Remus stepped in and the boggart Vernon changed into a silvery moon.

“Ridikulus,” he shouted, pointing his wand at it and banishing it back to the cupboard.

“Pup!” cried Sirius, rushing to Harry’s side. As soon as he touched him though, Harry screamed in terror and recoiled from him. Everyone tried to get close to him, all receiving the same reaction. By now Hermione was in tears and Sirius was frantically pacing, trying to figure out what to do.

“Get Severus,” said Remus.

Wiping away her tears Hermione ran to the fire and threw a pinch of floo powder into the flames.

“Professor Snape’s quarters,” she shouted, praying he was there, when a few moments later a familiar head emerged from the flames.

“Just what do you think you are doing Miss Granger?” he asked.

“It’s Harry Sir,” she said, pointing at the figure huddled in the corner.

“Stand back,” he said.

Seconds later he stepped out of the fire and strode into the room.

“What happened?”

“He was going to see if he could speak to the boggart when it changed into his uncle. I don’t understand Sir,” she sniffed.

“Merlin, no wonder. There are some things that you do not know about Miss Granger,” he said, walking over to Harry and crouching next to him.

“Harry,” he whispered, not touching him, “it wasn’t real Harry, he’s gone. He can’t hurt you Harry. Listen to me.”

“Severus?” came a whisper.

“Yes, it’s me Harry,” he said, finally gently laying a hand on the shaking young man’s arm. Slowly Harry turned to look at him, tears streaming down his face. With a great sob he threw himself at the man that had become his rock and cried.

“It’s ok Harry. He’ll never hurt you again, I promise,” he whispered, rubbing a soothing hand over the shaking back.

Everyone else in the room watched in amazement. None of them had been able to get close to Harry, yet here was the feared potions master, holding the boy-who-lived gently in his arms.

“Will he be alright Sir?” asked Hermione quietly.

“In time. I’ll take him back to my quarters, if you’d be so kind Mr Weasley,” he said, getting to his feet and carrying Harry bridal style to the fire that Ron had opened once again. Without a second look at the other occupants of the room, thinking only of his Harry, he stepped into the fire and disappeared. Entering his own quarters he moved to the sofa and sat down with Harry.

“It’s ok, you’re safe now Harry.”

“He was there Severus. He’ll never leave me alone,” he whispered.

“No, it was just an illusion Harry. He’s dead and he can’t hurt you any more.”

“But it was so real. It was just like the first time he…” he said, unable to finish.

“Oh Harry. Look at me,” he said, gently grasping the young man’s chin and pulling him up to look at him. Suddenly they were mere inches apart and Severus was filled with the most unbelievable desire to just kiss away the tears that marred the beautiful man’s face.

Harry looked up into shining onyx eyes and gasped. He loved this man with all his heart and it was agony to be so close and yet so far from him. All his fears suddenly vanished, replaced instead by a need to be wanted, a need to e held and kissed and made love to. He wanted nothing more right now than for Severus to sweep him off his feet, take him to bed and claim him as his own.

With a slight cough, Severus quickly looked away and took a deep breath, ashamed of himself. Harry had just relieved the worst experience of his life and all he could think about was how it would feel to take him to bed and love him like he wanted to.

“I… I’m sorry. Sirius shouldn’t have disturbed you. I’m ok now, I promise,” he said, looking down to hide the blush that was spreading across his cheeks.

“Harry you never have to worry about interrupting me. I shall always be here for you.

“Thank you Severus, that means a lot. I suppose I should let them know that I’m ok,” he sighed.

“Use the floo, it’ll be quicker. You can tell them you know,” he said as Harry got up and moved to the fire.

“I know, just… not yet,” he said, taking a pinch of floo powder and throwing it into the fire, shouting out his destination.

“Do you still wish to train tonight?”

“Yeah, it’ll take my mind off things. I’ll bring Ron and Hermione. We could try that fighting blind thing.”

“Very well, I shall see you tonight,” he said as Harry stepped into the flames and back into Remus and Sirius’ quarters.


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To the reviewers who i'm sure hate me right about now... but not as much as they will later!

ladyroo88 -- CHOCOLATE FROGS!! omg i bought so many of these when they came out tryin to find a sev card... all i ever got was sumbles and hagrid *hands a lemondrop to the mouse* quick catch that frog! *ponces on it* got it! as for rushing... that's just me! i want to get the kiss up!

Werewolf Mistress -- i was reading back over the other chapters and i realise that you've been with me for ages... *glomps you* thanks! glad that potion helped :D and yes that was sadistic! as for a red ferret... i dunno but i could try

Dragonsnurse -- oh god i read the e-mail! do i ever want tommorrow to hurry up and finish! yeah the little girls are fine and the cello... *drool* i'll have to teach sev to play... ONE more chapter!!

DefiantThrallXxX -- lol *glomps you* i will certainly put sevvie-poo in... along with some other stupidly cute names hopefully and i'm glad you're enjoying it!

Mie -- lol yeah i did that once... then she sat and waited while i was trying to wright... very offputting! ron and hermione don't bother me as a couple but the idea of ron and hermione BDSM does! that's my domain! i don't want them within a hundred square miles! as for hot potatoe chips... i can do that ;)

Amanda Rose -- awwwwww! can i at least borrow them? i have someone i need to threaten. remy and siri are here to stay woot woot!

Kurai -- hehe i know remy and siri were what fisrt got me into HP slash then i dicovered the wonders of snarry... *sigh*

Ice sCream Twinz -- rofl nope my t-shirt now! mwahahahaha... here *hands you another one* you can have that one instead. better? will you keep reading now?

poohbear74 -- lol glad you like it and i added you to the mailing list

bumblebee -- lol the quick updates are to get to the kiss and to make up for the fact that when i get back to college i won't be able to update as quickly

kunitsu -- mmm... more sev comforting in this one. draco is my wild card... i wasn't goin to do it first but i changed my mind so now he's a big player

well enjoy and don't forget that you get the kiss tommorrow after i get back with my results then you can hug me or pat me on the back depending on how i did!